EVERY INFECTION MATTERS

ZERO TOLERANCE
TO EVERY
AVOIDABLE HEALTHCARE
ASSOCIATED INFECTION

INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL STRATEGY

Background
Unfortunately the treatment and care of patients in hospital may sometimes be
complicated by the development of infection. The factors critical to the control of infection and
reduction of infections include sound hygiene practices, environmental cleanliness, effective
methods of disinfection and sterilization, good antimicrobial stewardship, systems in place to
manage and monitor infection, provision of accurate and relevant information systems to
patients, visitors and staff at all times. Incorporation of these elements into clinical practice must
be supported by the continued education and training of staff to ensure good practice. A robust
audit and surveillance programme to monitor, assess the burden and impact of infection, inform
and ensure programmes are in place to reduce or eradicate as appropriate. It is also vital that
infection control specialists with responsibility for helping to develop strategy are supported by
and support the relevant Management teams.
St. Camillus De Lellis General Hospital Management will have responsibility for
ensuring that adequate resources are provided to enable the efficient and timely delivery of
infection prevention & control service. Infection Prevention & Control is therefore
acknowledged as a major priority .
Strategic aims
1. To continuously improve the quality of our services in order to provide the best care
and optimise health outcomes for each and every individual accessing the our services.
2. To excel at customer service, achieving outstanding levels of communication and
patient, career and GP satisfaction.

Infection Prevention & Control Strategic Objectives

1. All staff will understand the impact of infection and infection control practices to
enable them to discharge their personal responsibilities to patients, other staff,
visitors and themselves.
2. Infection Control plans must be supported by adequately resourced specialist
infection control staff with sufficient skill mix to meet the needs of the infection
prevention and control annual plan.

3. To continually improve upon the surgical site infection rate in trauma and
orthopaedics the hospital will adopt comprehensive surveillance and audit
programmes to monitor and direct their infection control plans. Plans will be
based upon local needs as directed by the overarching annual Infection
Prevention and Control Plan of work, but will adopt national programmes as they
are developed and directed by the Department of Health.
4. Reduction in avoidable infection rates will form part of plans and strategies. This
will be embedded within overall Management scheme for example, performance
management and the floodlight score care to meet the strategic objective
5. To continuously improve the quality of our services in order to provide the best
care and optimise health outcomes for each and every individual accessing thes
services.
6. The hospital t will continue to develop and enhance systems to ensure effective
recording, analysis, sharing and access to their own data, and access t